We’d like to clarify something reported earlier, though you can’t really blame us for seeing a Sega logo on the trailer Nintendo revealed this morning for Bayonetta 2. It appears Nintendo is indeed the sole publisher of the project; that means it will almost certainly remain a Wii U exclusive. With that, any hope one had of seeing the sequel on an XBOX 360 or Playstation 3 is gone.

To be sure, Sega did address the confusion in a Tweet today:

@faseehdeen Bayonetta 2 is developed by Platinum Games and published by Nintendo. SEGA is working with both as an advisor to the project.

Further, Sega did not have any more details available on Bayonetta 2 when prompted, and it doesn’t look like the company is directly involved in any way. It appears that, aside from the advisory role, this is a Nintendo project through and through. We regret the confusion.

29 Comments

Snake

Posted September 14, 2012 at 8:32 AM

No they don’t own Bayonetta.With what you said,I believce you think Metal Gear Rising is owned by Sega too.Sega acted as a publisher, nothing more.They don’t own Bayonetta and if they did own it,then PG wouldn’t have to seek Nintendo to publish the game.Give me some proofs before you speak with Sega Fanboyism in heart.

Bayonetta belongs to Platinium Games,no one else.if Sega did own Bayonetta,then why we don’t see her in Sega’s crossover like Project X Zone & Sonic All-Star Racing Transformed???? Because they don’t even own Bayonetta’s boobs to begin with owning the game

Sony makes a clone of Super Smash Bros. and it’s own wiimote and nunchuck while Nintendo publishes Bayonetta 2?Next thing you know Sony makes the next Mario game and Nintendo publishes the next Naughty Dog game XD

Lucas Reis

Posted September 14, 2012 at 10:35 AM

Nintendo should buy Sega.

It would be the ultimate awesome crossover. Nintendo, while you’re at it, do it. All would be right in the world

but even so.Hideki Kamiya never said that Bayonetta belongs to Sega.And Sega said in their forums and other sites that they’re only working as an advisor for the game .They’re not publishing it.Anyway,this doesn’t change the fact that Nintendo brought the game back from the dead and it’ll be a Wii U exclusive.So to all Sega worshippers who still think that they’re in the 90’s era,GET THE FUCK OVER IT.THIS IS SO STUPID AND CHILDISH.I can say for sure that the relationship between Nintendo and Sega is so strong that Sega’s worshippers refuse to believe.Nintendo included Sonic in SSBM while the bitches at Sony never included Sonic in PS all Star.Nintendo and Sega are friends more than any Sega worshipper can think.Did you even know that SEGA DEVELOPED F-ZERO GX ON THE GAMECUBEhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-Zero_GX
Oh I know what a Sega worshipper will say:oh they betrayed us since 2003 waaaaa waaaaaa.

What a punch of fuckers.No wonder that recent Sonic games can’t even Rival Rayman and even Kirby.Because all of the feedback Sega gets from it’s stupid fans are either rubbish like:Sonic’s long legs and green eye.Or a non-sensical praising that doesn’t help Sega improve the quality of Sonic games

Koto

Posted September 14, 2012 at 2:04 PM

‘Miss out on a lot of sales’?

I don’t know about you, but I would much rather have it an exclusive.. Then nothing at all. Remember, this game was dead. Completely dead. They went to Nintendo, and they picked it up. :3

Besides, we’re all going to by a Wii U sooner or later. ^-^ I mean, come on.. It’s Nintendo.

Does it really matter who publishes the game people? Sega can’t risk it in their current financial situation so I think it’s great that Nintendo have stepped up to the task. If I have the money to get a Wii U I’ll definetly be getting this game.

Snake

Posted September 15, 2012 at 2:08 AM

No it doesn’t matter,but as I said above those guys(and I mean the stupid comments of Sega Vs Nintendo) are just a group of Sega worshppiers who think that Sega is God.

Here is a piece of my comments so those who wear Sega goggles on their eyes won’t skip it:

Anyway,this doesn’t change the fact that Nintendo brought the game back from the dead and it’ll be a Wii U exclusive.So to all Sega worshippers who still think that they’re in the 90′s era,GET THE FUCK OVER IT.THIS IS SO STUPID AND CHILDISH.I can say for sure that the relationship between Nintendo and Sega is so strong that Sega’s worshippers refuse to believe.Nintendo included Sonic in SSBM while the bitches at Sony never included Sonic in PS all Star.Nintendo and Sega are friends more than any Sega worshipper can think.Did you even know that SEGA DEVELOPED F-ZERO GX ON THE GAMECUBEhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-Zero_GX
Oh I know what a Sega worshipper will say:oh they betrayed us since 2003 waaaaa waaaaaa.

What a punch of fuckers.No wonder that recent Sonic games can’t even Rival Rayman and even Kirby.Because all of the feedback Sega gets from it’s stupid fans are either rubbish like:Sonic’s long legs and green eye.Or a non-sensical praising that doesn’t help Sega improve the quality of Sonic games